Statehood and Holiday Disputes
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly adjourned amid intense statehood resolution and holiday disputes.
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The statehood resolution called on the Government of India to restore statehood urgently and proposed that the Assembly send the resolution to the Centre; it also cited the Assembly’s November 6, 2024 resolution.
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Omar Abdullah invoked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise, asking why it had not been fulfilled: “When the Prime Minister was giving his speech, he said that this is not just an ordinary promise; it's PM Modi's promise.”
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Congress supported restoring the holiday for Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah but said the holiday for Maharaja Hari Singh should remain.
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PDP legislator Aga Muntazir Mehdi described July 13 as part of Jammu and Kashmir’s “collective memory” and said the 22 people killed in 1931 had become symbols of the struggle for dignity and representation.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a resolution in the Assembly demanding immediate restoration of full statehood, citing Prime Minister Modi's earlier promise. The move sparked chaos as BJP legislators objected to references to a 2000 autonomy resolution, shouting slogans and tearing up copies before the House adjourned NDTV.
The statehood dispute was overshadowed by a separate battle over public holidays. National Conference members demanded restoration of the December 5 holiday marking party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah's birth anniversary, removed after the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 Greater Kashmir.
Omar Abdullah Invokes PM Modi's Unfulfilled Promise
Chief Minister Abdullah challenged the Centre during his speech. He said the statehood resolution should be sent to the Government of India immediately. "When the Prime Minister was giving his speech, he said that this is not just an ordinary promise; it's PM Modi's promise," Abdullah stated NDTV. The resolution cited the Assembly's November 6, 2024 resolution supporting statehood restoration.
BJP Disrupts Assembly Over Autonomy Reference
The Assembly erupted into turmoil when BJP legislators objected to the resolution's reference to a 2000 resolution seeking greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir Greater Kashmir. BJP members tore up copies of the resolution and began shouting slogans. The Speaker was forced to adjourn the House due to the disruption Newsable.
National Conference Demands Sheikh Abdullah Holiday Restored
National Conference members demanded the December 5 public holiday honoring party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah be reinstated Greater Kashmir. One legislator argued that if Abdullah's holiday remained removed, then the Maharaja Hari Singh holiday should also be withdrawn. Congress backed restoring the Sheikh Abdullah holiday while keeping the Hari Singh holiday intact Republic World.
PDP Calls for Martyrs' Day Holiday Restoration
PDP legislators added another demand: restoration of July 13 Martyrs' Day, also removed after Article 370 abrogation Greater Kashmir. "These 22 people killed in 1931 have become symbols of the struggle for dignity and representation," said PDP legislator Aga Muntazir Mehdi. He described July 13 as part of Jammu and Kashmir's "collective memory." The Speaker said decisions on public holidays were outside his authority Deccan Herald.
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